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Electrical Activity of the Heart Flashcards

1
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Calcium is released from the

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Sarcoplasmic reticulum

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2
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All cells of the heart are connected

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Physically and electrically

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3
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What allows for physical connection of cells

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Desmosomes

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4
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What allows for electrical connection of cells

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Gap junction

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5
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Desmosomes and gap junctions together form

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Intercalated discs

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6
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Cardiac muscle froms a

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Functional syncytium

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7
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Action potential of cardiac muscle

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250ms

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8
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Why can cardiac muscle not exhibit tetanic contraction

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Due to long refractory period

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9
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Tetanus

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Sustained contraction

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10
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What regulates the contraction of cardiac muscle

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Calcium ions entry from outside the cell

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11
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Cardiac muscle can only contract in the presence of

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Calcium ions

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12
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More calcium ions results in

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Greater strength of contraction

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13
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Cells with unstable resting membrane potentials act as

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Pacemakers

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14
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2 types of cardiac muscle

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Non-pacemakers and pacemakers

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15
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Resting membrane potential of non-pacemaker cardiac muscle is maintained by

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Potassium ions leaving the cell

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16
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Initial depolarisation in non-pacemaker cardiac muscle occurs by

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Entry of sodium ions into cell

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17
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Plateau in non-pacemaker cardiac muscle is reached by

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Entry of calcium ions via L-type voltage gated channels and potassium ions leaving the cell

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18
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Repolarisation in non-pacemaker cardiac muscle occurs by

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Calcium ions leave the cell and potassium ions enter the cell

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19
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Action potential on pacemaker cardiac muscle occurs by

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Entry of calcium ions inside the cell via L-type channels

20
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Pacemaker potential/pre-potential occurs by

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Gradual decrease (leave) of potassium ions inside cell, early increase (entry) of sodium ions and late increase (entry) of calcium ions via T-type channels

21
Q

Autorhythmic

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Heart has its own rhythm

22
Q

How is the heart autorhythmic

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By pacemakers always reaching threshold and contraction

23
Q

Modulators of electrical activity

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
Drugs
Temperature
Potassium ions
Calcium ions
24
Q

Effect of calcium ion channel blockers

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Decrease force of contraction

25
Q

Effect of cardiac glycosides

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Increase force of contraction

26
Q

Effect of increase of temperature

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Increases electrical activity

27
Q

Effect of hyperkalemia

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Fibrillation and heart block

28
Q

Heart block

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Smaller electrical currents causing everything to work much slower than it should

29
Q

Effect of hypokalemia

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Fibrillation and heart block

30
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Effect of hypercalcemia

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Increased heart rate and force of contraction

31
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Effect of hypocalcemia

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Decreased heart rate and force of contraction

32
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Sinoatrial node

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Node containing the most pacemakers

33
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Function of sinoatrial node

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Causes atrial excitation and sets the pace for the rest of the heart (0.5m/s)

34
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Location of sinoatrial node

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Right atrium

35
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Annulus fibrous

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Fibrous tissue that separates atrium and ventricle

36
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Atrioventricular node is also known as

37
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Function of atrioventricular node

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Slows down excitation until the atrium is finished contracting (0.05m/s)

38
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Bundle of His function

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Conducts the electrical impulses from the atrioventricular node to the purkinje fibres

39
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Function of purkinje fibres

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Cause ventricle excitation (5m/s)

40
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Bundle of His divides into

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Purkinje fibres

41
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How are large extracellular electrical waves formed

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Summation of many small extracellular electrical potentials

42
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Electrical activity can be recorded at the periphery as an

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ECG (electrocardiodiagram)

43
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P wave of ECG corresponds to

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Atrial depolarisation

44
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QRS complex corresponds to

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Ventricular depolarisation

45
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T wave corresponds to

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Ventricular repolarisation

46
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2 things that ECG can indicate

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Disorders of conduction

Disorders of rhythm

Cardiovascular System (27 decks)

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